Though each year will bring another opportunity to be upset with various omissions in any given Oscar category (“Snubs,” if you will), there has always been one saving grace for the Academy to recognize those who have missed Oscar-notoriety in the past: the honorary Oscar. In an event separate from the main night, the Governors Awards gives an opportunity for hand picked artists to receive an honorary Oscar, recognizing the body of their work. Past recipients include Angela Lansbury, Jackie Chan, Spike Lee, Hayao Miyazaki, Steve Martin and Maureen O’Hara.

Click beyond the jump to learn about who will be recognized this year.

​Since splitting off from the main Oscars ceremony in 2009, the Governors Awards have honored any where from 2-4 individuals a year. This year four artists will be presented with their honorary Oscar on November 11, 2017. This marks the first Governors Awards to preside under new Academy President, cinematographer John Bailey, he had the following to say,

“This year’s Governors Awards reflect the breadth of international, independent and mainstream filmmaking, and are tributes to four great artists whose work embodies the diversity of our shared humanity.”